KMID : 1130220190230010038
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Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research 2019 Volume.23 No. 1 p.38 ~ p.41
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Newly Diagnosed Sarcopenia and Alzheimer¡¯s Disease in an Older Patient With Chronic Inflammation
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Kim Sun-Hyung
Sin Deok-Su Lim Jae-Young
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Abstract
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A 78-year-old man presented with the aggravation of weakness in the lower extremities, gait disturbance, and cognitive impairment. He was diagnosed with sarcopenia, distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy, and Alzheimer¡¯s disease. Low-grade chronic elevation of inflammatory markers was also revealed. We assumed that chronic low-grade inflammation with aging, also called ¡°inflammaging,¡± contributed to the development of multiple comorbidities. After multidisciplinary treatment and comprehensive rehabilitation, he could ambulate again with minimal to moderate assistance. Various age-related disorders should be suspected when older patients present with chronic low-grade inflammation.
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KEYWORD
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Inflammation, Sarcopenia, Alzheimer disease
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